Graduation Rates

Our graduation data for 2023 includes the ten most recent cohorts through 2015.

Graduation rates are calculated by taking student data from the most recent ten cohorts that have been enrolled for at least eight years. Eight years is used because this gives the vast majority of students in this range time to either withdraw from the program or graduate.

Our completion rates in most categories remain exceptionally strong. We attribute this to an improved admissions screening process, the increase in financial support provided to students, the institution of formal faculty and student mentors, and improvements in the core and elective curriculum. We continue to strive to increase the pipeline of underrepresented minority candidates and to provide them with a supportive environment once enrolled.

As of fall 2023, our completion rate (for cohorts 2006–2015) is 76%.

Year	Ph.D.	M.Phil.
2011	70%	91%
2012	91%	95%
2013	71%	95%
2014	71%	90%
2015	86%	95%

Detailed Data: Entering Cohorts 2006–2015

Cohort (Entrance Term)	# Students in Cohort	Graduated	Withdrawn	Student	Leave of Absence	Completed M.Phil.
2006	22	14 (64%)	8	0	0	18 (82%)
2007	23	17 (74%)	6	0	0	21 (91%)
2008	24	16 (67%)	8	0	0	19 (79%)
2009	22	20 (91%)	2	0	0	22 (100%)
2010	21	15 (71%)	6	0	0	17 (81%)
2011	23	16 (70%)	6	1	0	21 (91%)
2012	22	20 (91%)	2	0	0	21 (95%)
2013	21	15 (71%)	4	1	1	20 (95%)
2014	21	15 (71%)	3	1	2	19 (90%)
2015	22	19 (86%)	0	1	2	21 (95%)

Graduation rates are calculated by taking student data from the most recent ten cohorts that have been enrolled for at least eight years. Eight years is used because this gives the vast majority of students in this range time either to withdraw from the program or to graduate. This can be seen in the fact that of 221 students in the above range, all but eight students have either graduated or withdrawn from the program.

Disaggregated Data: Entering Cohorts 2006–2015

	Graduates	Cohort Totals	% Completed
By Previous Degree Level*
Bachelor	54	70	77%
Master	105	141	74%
Other (J.D., M.D.)	6	8	75%
By Age (at enrollment)
Under 25	39	50	78%
25-29	86	107	80%
30-34	28	43	65%
35-39	6	9	67%
40 and older	8	12	67%
By Gender
Female	72	93	77%
Male	95	128	74%
By International/Domestic Status
Non-U.S.	54	68	79%
U.S.	113	153	74%
By Bachelor's Degree Category
Arts/Humanities	8	11	73%
Business/Management	13	20	65%
Economics	46	56	82%
Engineering	28	32	88%
Mathematics	9	19	47%
Natural/Physical Sciences	24	32	75%
Social Sciences	27	35	77%
Other	12	16	75%
By Race/Ethnicity*
Asian American	14	21	67%
Black or African American	3	7	43%
Hispanic or Latinx	6	9	67%
Non-resident Alien	54	68	79%
White other than Hispanic	88	114	77%
Overall Graduation Rates	167	221	76%

*Data with five or fewer students are not shown for privacy reasons: students entering with a Ph.D. are excluded; students of unknown race/ethnicity are excluded.